Organic Food

Monday, 4 March 2013

Organic food
is termed as certified food, which is produced in accordance with some
production standards. It is grown in organic farms and vigorously monitored by
the officials of a certification body, during the production. Unlike natural
food, organic food stuffs are generally grown without the use of pesticides and
chemical fertilizers. They are often labeled to differentiate them from the
natural ones, because both are similar in terms of color, size and shape.
Organic food not only involves fruits, vegetables and grains, but also the
products derived from livestock.

Organic foods
are more nutritious than conventionally grown foods. The health benefits of
organic food are more perceived than real. Organic food is not prepared using
chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and does not affect the human body. It is
overall best for health. Moreover, it tastes better than non organic food.

As harmful chemicals
are not used in organic farming, there is minimum soil, air and water
pollution; thus ensuring a safe world for future generations to live in.
Organic products maintain ecological balance. Animal welfare is also an
important factor for producing organic milk and organic poultry. Whereas Organic milk is healthier than non
organic milk as organic cows are grazed which results in better quality of
milk. Organic food stays
longer, without decaying, than the natural food.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Organic
refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products like fruits,
vegetables, grains and everything. Organic farming encourages soil and water
conservation which leads to reduction in pollution.

People
can stay and are staying healthy with organic foods. Organic foods provide a
variety of benefits. It has more beneficial nutrients and grown in other
counterparts.It contains fewer
pesticides which helps the consumers to stay healthy and also for the people
who harvest this food. Since organic products are produced in smaller farms it
is fresher compared to conventional food. There are many varieties of organic
food available for children, pregnant woman helps in staying fit and fine. It
helps to stay healthy, slim and also extends lifespan. In addition, people with
allergies to foods, chemicals, or preservatives often find their symptoms
lessen or go away when they eat only organic foods. Regular consumption of
eating organic is likely to improve general health, highlighting the higher
levels of compounds which encourage the body to burn fat.

Also in health food stores, organic
food is now a regular feature at most supermarkets. On one hand, you have a
conventionally grown apple and on the other, you have one that's organic. Both
apples are firm, shiny and red. Both provide vitamins and fiber, and both are
free of fat, sodium and cholesterol. Which one do you select depends on your
understanding about organic and conventional grown products?Organic products are applied natural fertilizers such as
manure or compost, to feed soil and plants. It uses environmentally-generated
plant-killing compounds, rotate crops, till hand weed or mulch to manage weeds.

So
we all should remember while selecting that our food choices don't just affect
us, but entire communities!!

With the increase of
awareness among the people, today more and more people are switching to this
healthier way of living, and its benefits are wholesome on healthy diet and
other ways too.

Organic food has plenty
of advantages when compared to the non-organic food that have been processed
with artificial preservatives and chemicals. Organic food products are
literally free of harmful chemicals and additives having been prepared with
minimal or almost no use of synthetic food processing materials. It’s because
of the organic food that is as fresh and natural as nature would give to us.

The nutrient levels of
some everyday food products which we consume such as sweet corn, pears, apples,
potatoes and wheat are lacking in nutrients compared to their organic
counterparts. Not only these are less nutritious they also contain a much
higher level of toxic heavy metals. If you cut the amount of processed food you
consume and start eating more fruit and vegetables and nuts there will be more
benefits. Replace some of the commercial foods with organic. This life style
change makes us feel younger and healthier than we have in a long time. The amount
of food also reduces automatically than before. Less organic foods can cost
about the same as more non-organic foods and make you feel better at the same
time.

Increased public health
consciousness and increased visibility increases the demand of organic foodstores online as well as near your neighborhood. These organic food
outlets/stores are selling everything from chemical-free rice, pulses,
vegetables, and spices to even milk and coffee. Numbers of health-conscious
consumers are happy and satisfied with the different range of products these
stores are offering at different prices..

Organic foodsare foods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as syntheticpesticides andchemical fertilizers. They are foods that are produced using methods of organic farming. Evidence on substantial differences between organic food and conventional food is insufficient to make claims that organic food is safer or healthier than conventional food. With respect to taste, the evidence is also insufficient to make scientific claims that organic food tastes better. Processed organic food usually contains only organic ingredients. If non-organic ingredients are present, at least a certain percentage of the food's total plant and animal ingredients must be organic.

Organic food has plenty of advantages when compared to the non-organic food that have been processed with artificial preservatives and chemicals.There also is a widespread public belief that organic food is safer, more nutritious, and tastes better than conventional food; these beliefs havefulled and increased demand for organic food despite higher prices. The perception that organic food is low-calorie food or healthy foodalso appears to be common among the general people because of various reasons.

Moreover, these organic food contains lower levels of pesticides which means up to 70% of pesticides are banned in the production of organic food.They do not have artificial food colors and flavours, preservatives, nitrates and sulphites, artificial sweeteners. Food is preserved and sweetened naturally using substances such a honey and grape juice.It alsohas significantly higher levels of nutrients - Depending on the choice of produce, organic food is shown to have higher amounts of salicylic acid and more Vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous.

Also in organically reared cattle, they are allowed to grow and develop at their own pace, and without any synthetics injected into their system.Organic farmers do not use GE seeds or irradiation methods. Instead crop rotation and use of natural compost produces a richer soil in which to grown and harvest their produce.And thus organic food plays an important role in our life.